Sports

Lotief fired as Lady Cajun softball coach

LAFAYETTE — Michael Lotief has been fired as Louisiana-Lafayette’s head softball coach.

Five local teams earn volleyball playoff berths

The 2017 prep volleyball regular season is in the books and five of Acadia Parish’s six teams learned their postseason fate on Sunday when the LHSAA released its playoff brackets. Notre Dame headlines the list of area teams, earning the No. 2 seed in the Division IV playoffs.

Blue Jays play for district title at Merryville

The Blue Jays have already earned a share of the District 4-1A title. But St. Edmund can win its first championship since 2014 with a victory Thursday night at Merryville. “This a very important game,” St. Edmund head coach Andy Hargroder said.

Blue Jays run past Warriors

LAKE CHARLES – The Blue Jays sealed at least a share of the District 4-1A title Friday night as St. Edmund grabbed a 280-12 win over Hamilton Christian.

Bobcats clip Raiders, 14-7

The Eunice High Bobcats rallied for two touchdowns in the second half to claim a 14-7 victory over the Northwest High Raiders in district 5-3A football action at Bobcat Stadium on Thursday.

Evangeline Downs Results For Thursday 10/26/17

POST TIME: 05:35 PM RACE 1 $7,000 - 3 yo's & up, 220 Y, QH SOC $10,000-$5,000 3 Jt Cruiser (Ortiz, G.) $7.20 $4.80 $4.40 4 Rags Ta Cash (Hernandez, R.) $14.40 $20.20 6 Nobodies Leaving (Rodriguez, J.) $6.40 Late Scratches: Sweet Bru Exacta (3-4), $28.30; Superfecta (3-4-6-1), $24.

Black team grabs opener in LSUE Fall Series

The "Black Magic" was in full effect in the opener of LSU Eunice's Fall World Series. The Black team shook off an early 3-run hole to claim the opener 7-3 in the best-of-seven series. Game Two is set for 6 p.m. Friday at Bengals Stadium. It was the "Golden Goats" that struck first in the opener.

Evangeline Downs Results For Wednesday 10/25/17

POST TIME: 05:35 PM RACE 1 $4,500 - 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 400 Y, QH MCL $5,000 6 Dove Season (Martinez, D.) $4.60 $4.80 $2.60 1 Ttt Ima Moonwalker (Luna, U.) $5.00 $3.80 2 Ponookies Pride (Ortiz, G.) $3.00 Late Scratches: Hope Shez Jazzy Exacta (6-1), $13.00; Superfecta (6-1-2-7), $19.

Blue Jays visit 2-5 Warriors

St. Edmund moved one step closer to the District 4-1A title with a 29-7 homecoming win over Grand Lake. The Blue Jays (7-1, 5-0) travel to Hamilton Christian (2-5, 2-3) with a chance to seal at least a share of the title. “We set a goal that we wanted to win out after the loss to Sacred Heart,” St.

Eunice, Northwest clash Thursday at Bobcat Field

Since 2009, the Bobcats are 7-1 over the Raiders, as Eunice has outscored Northwest 293 to 131 points. But the Raiders grabbed a 14-7 win last season to earn the district title as Northwest rolled to a 12-2 quarterfinal finish. The two will clash Thursday night at Bobcat Field as No.